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| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | WTTW | Feb. 26, 2026 - Full Show | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/26/feb-26-2026-full-show | Chicagoans line up to pay their respects to civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. His daughter joins “Chicago Tonight.” On the show: * [ Jesse Jackson’s Daughter on His Leadership and Handling Adversity: ‘He Was Not Going to Back Away’ ][3] * * * ## Thanks to our sponsors: ## [ … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | WTTW | Jesse Jackson’s Daughter on His Leadership and Handling Adversity: ‘He Was Not Going to Back Away’ | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/26/jesse-jackson-s-daughter-his-leadership-and-handling-adversity-he-was-not-going-back | “Let us continue with the work.” That was the [ call to action ][1] from the family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist and religious leader who died last week at the age of 84. Born in South Carolina, Jackson has deep roots in Chicago, having been … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Woman charged after hit-and-run leaves teen e-scooter rider in critical condition | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woman-charged-after-hit-and-run-leaves-teen-e-scooter-rider-in-critical-condition/3900789/ | _Editor's Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report._ A 37-year-old woman was arrested Thursday in relation to a hit and run crash that left a teenager in critical condition in Chicago, authorities said. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][6] … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago credit downgrading could be costly to taxpayers | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-credit-downgrading-could-be-costly-to-taxpayers/3900807/ | Political in-fighting between Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago City Council has contributed to a credit downgrade for the city. Fitch and Kroll both downgraded Chicago's credit one notch due to both the city's financial challenges and the contention that played out in the City Council at the end of … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Will El Mencho tipster reap $15 million bounty reward? Crime does pay… sometimes | https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/will-el-mencho-tipster-reap-15-million-bounty-reward-crime-does-pay-sometimes/3900770/ | The U.S. government's reward program sounds like money falling from the heavens. Give a good tip, get a few million dollars. A $15 million bounty in the case of the kingpin they call El Mencho --- one of dozens of criminal fugitives who have had multi-million-dollar price tags on their … |
| View Article | 8:01 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | F1 Arcade to open in River North at former Rock Bottom site | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/f1-arcade-open-river-north-former-rock-bottom-site | ![F1 Arcade coming to Chicago's River North this summer ][15] #### [ F1 Arcade coming to Chicago's River North this summer ][16] F1 Arcade is coming to Chicago this summer, in the River North neighborhood. Kasey Chronis reports. #### The Brief * * The former Rock Bottom Brewery at State … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man charged in November robbery, double homicide: police | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-charged-november-robbery-double-homicide-police | #### The Brief * * Muhammad Thomas, 35, of Chicago, is charged with nine felony counts, including two counts of first-degree murder, in connection with a Nov. 8, 2025, armed robbery and deadly shooting in the 3800 block of West 26th Street. * Police say Thomas robbed a business at … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | 25-year-old charged with possessing, sharing child pornography on social media: authorities | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/25-year-old-charged-possessing-sharing-child-pornography-social-media-authorities | #### The Brief * * A 25-year-old Chicago man, Levi Pitchford, has been charged after allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material on a social media app, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. * Authorities began investigating in December after receiving an alert about uploads of suspected child pornography; Pitchford … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: A one-day warm-up before snow returns this weekend | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-a-one-day-warm-up-before-snow-returns-this-weekend | ![Chicago weather: A one-day warm-up before snow returns this weekend][1] #### [ Chicago weather: A one-day warm-up before snow returns this weekend ][2] Fox Chicago's Emily Wahls has the latest forecast. **CHICAGO** \- It was a pleasant day with highs in the low to mid 40s. The average high for … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in state at the South Carolina State House in Columbia | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/rev-jesse-jackson-south-carolina/ | As many lined up to pay their respects for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. on Thursday — his casket lying in repose at Rainbow PUSH’s South Side headquarters through Friday — funeral arrangements in the civil rights icon’s native state of South Carolina were announced. The Jackson family and … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Man charged in Little Village jewelry store shooting that killed father, son | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/man-charged-in-little-village-jewelry-store-shooting-that-killed-father-son/ | A Humboldt Park man has been extradited to Chicago on a warrant that ties him to the shooting deaths of a father and son and their Little Village jewelry store last November, according to Chicago police. Chicago officers, along with the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | US hockey player Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok video as ‘clearly fake’ after anti-Canada slur | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/brady-tkachuk-white-house-tiktok-canada-slur/ | OTTAWA, Ontario — U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk said Thursday that he did not appreciate a doctored TikTok video shared by the White House that made it look like he was disparaging Canadians after winning Olympic gold, calling it fake and something he would never say. The video includes fabricated … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Previewing and predicting the IHSA Class 4A regional finals | https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-basketball/2026/02/26/previewing-and-predicting-the-ihsa-class-4a-regional-finals | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][35] * [ Facebook ][36] * [ Bluesky ][37] * [ Email ][38] * [ Reddit ][39] * [ Flipboard ][40] The ramped up intensity was immediately felt for anyone who took in a regional game earlier this week. That’s … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicagoans honor Rev. Jesse Jackson at public viewing: 'He stood for everybody' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/02/26/jesse-jackson-repose-voices | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][25] * [ Facebook ][26] * [ Bluesky ][27] * [ Email ][28] * [ Reddit ][29] * [ Flipboard ][30] Chicagoans of all generations said they felt a responsibility to pay homage to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, as he … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | MLB umpire Bruce Froemming, who called Milt Pappas' no-hitter for the Cubs, dies at age 86 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/mlb/2026/02/26/mlb-umpire-bruce-froemming-who-called-milt-pappas-no-hitter-for-the-cubs-dies-at-age-86 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] Bruce Froemming, a major league umpire for 37 consecutive years who worked the third-most games in big league history … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery aims to lead by example | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/02/26/white-sox-shortstop-colson-montgomery-will-venable | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] GLENDALE, Ariz. — Here’s how White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery best flashed leadership the other day: By hitting a … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami returns to Japan to play in WBC | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/02/26/white-sox-munetaka-murakami-japan-world-baseball-classic-will-venable-colson-montgomery | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mune, we were just getting to know ye. After 19 intense days in Arizona, the White … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Man charged in deadly October hit-and-run in Morton Grove, Illinois | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jesus-guzman-charged-reckless-homicide-hit-and-run-boris-nudelman/ | A man has been charged with killing an 89-year-old man in a hit-and-run crash last year in Chicago's northern suburbs. Jesus Guzman, 22, of Joliet, as been charged with felony reckless homicide and misdemeanor driving under the influence of drugs in the death of Boris Nudelman, of Skokie. Morton Grove … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Man charged with killing 2 men while fleeing armed robbery of Little Village jewelry store in November | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/muhammad-thomas-charged-murder-armed-robbery-little-village-jewelry-store/ | A man has been charged with [ shooting and killing two men following a jewelry store robbery ][1] last November in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. ![muhammad-thomas-35.png ][2] Muhammad Thomas Chicago Police Muhammad Thomas, 35, is charged with two counts of murder, three counts of … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | February 26, 2026 | ABC Local | Motorists should prepare for traffic during next stage of I-80 construction in Joliet: IDOT | https://abc7chicago.com/post/idot-warns-motorists-should-prepare-traffic-during-stage-80-construction-joliet-chicago-street-interchange/18655437/ | JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The next phase of the long-term Interstate 80 construction project is ready to get underway. Illinois Department of Transportation officials said it will be the most complicated part, and drivers need to prepare for major impact. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here … |